Stove.



PATENTED DEC. 5, 1905. W. V.'ROBINSON. Q

' STOVEL APPLICATION FILED DEU.12',1904.

- err-ms STATES PATENT ortion.

- WILLIAM v. RoB1NSoN,-or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR To ART STovE COMPANY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN.

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V No. 806,189.

To all whom it mag concern:

Beit known that 1, WILLIAM V. ROBINSON,

.a subject of the King of Great Britain, resid- .ing at Detroit, in the county .of Wayne and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new a construction of stove ada ted .for use with,

a variety of fuels, such as ifferent kinds of coal and wood.

The invention consists in the means whereby fuel may be fed into the stove without the exit of smoke; further, in the construction ing seated the upper one upon the lower and permitting of easy adjustment for use in burning wood of comparatively long lengths, and,

further, in certain features 'of construction, as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the stove. Fig. 2 is a-vertical longitudinal section through a portion of the front wall and fuel-feedin devices. horizontal section on line w a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a erspective view of one of the cheekplates or the fuel-feeding door, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the fuel-chute adjacent to the cheek-plate.

The body A of the stove is preferably of cylindrical form and may be formed of any suitable material, such as sheet metal.-

B is a door-frame which forms the front ortion of'the casing and preferably extends from bottom to top thereof. This frame is provided with an opening extending for the greater part of its length and which is closed by a pair of hinged doors 0 and D. As shown, these doors are of an outwardly-bulging form, being seated on three sides against the dooreframe, and their adjacent edges bethe latter against a shelf or division-plate E.

The urpose of providing the two superposed d dors C and D is rimarily to permit of of wood into the the division-shelf E is removable and is preferably detachably secured-in position by engaging with slott'ed ways F m cheek-plates G, which latter are secured to the sides of the door-frame and pro'ect inward therefrom.

For use with coal,-and more particularly with soft coal,'the shelf E is employed and Specification of Letters Batent. Application fil d December 2, 1904. Serial rt. 236,583.

Fig. 3 is a Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

forms a chute for directing the fuel introduced through thedoor Cinto the stove. opening of the-door C would under ordinary conditions permitthe .esca e of smoke from the stove, and to prevent t 's result an inner door H is provided. This door has straight sideedges to fit against flanges I on the cheek-plates G and is preferably of an inwardlybulging form .for the greater part, -i

but has its lower edgeoutwardly bulging, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, bein seated at its lower edge againstthe inner e ge of the shelf or coal-chute E and extending between the cheek-plates G. The latter are preferably provided with inclined ribs or bearings I,- against which the door His normally seated.

'The door is hinged to the casing B at itsupper end, as at J.

The 1 With the construction just described when coal is to be introduced the door C is open, but the combustion-chamber is still closed by the inner door H. The fuel is then deposited upon the shelf or chute E, which permits it to slide downward and in so doing to push the door H inward to provide the necessary opening. As soon as the fuel is thus introduced the door H automatically closes by gravity, thereby preventing the escape of smoke. I What I claim as my invention is-' 1. In a stove, the. combination with a casing, having a fuel-feed opening in the side wall thereof and a pair of outwardly-opening doors for closing the same, of a fuel-chute projecting inward from between said doors,

and an inwardly-opening door seated against said fuel-chute and adapted to automatically open by the passage'of fuel.

2. In a stove, the combination with a casinghaving a fuel-feed aperture in the side Wall thereof and means for. closing said aper ture, of an inclined shelf. adjacent to Said a erture and projecting inward therefrom to form a fuel-chute, cheek-plates projecting inward from the sides of said aperture, and

an inwardly-opening door hinged to the casing and extending between said cheek-plates and seated against said shelf.

3. In a stove, the combination with a casroo ing, provided with a fuel-feed aperture in the side wall thereof, of cheek-plates projecting inward fromthe sides of sald aperture, a removable fuel feeding chute engaging in- 'clined bearings in said cheek-plates and an inwardly-opening door hinged at its upper end to said casing and extendin between said cheek-plates, the lower edge ofsaid door being seated at the inner edge of said fuelchute.

4. In a stove, the combination with a casing, provided with a fuel-feed aperture in the side wall thereof, of a pair of outwardlyopening doors for closing said aperture and seated one against the other, a fuel-feeding chute extending across said aperture and forrnin a seat for the upper edge of the lower oor, said chute being removable,-for the purpose described.

5. In a stove, the combination with a casing, provided with a fuel-feed o ening in the side wall thereof, of a pair 0 outwardlyopening doors together closing said aperture, the upper door being seated upon the lower door, cheek-plates projecting inward from the side edges of said aperture, adjacent to the upper door, and a fuel-chute detachably engaging bearings in said cheek-plates and forming a seat for the upper edge of the lower door.

6. In a stove, the combination with a casing, provided with a fuel-opening in the side wall thereof, of a pair of doors for closing said opening, the upper door being seated upon the lower one, cheek-plates projecting inward from the side edges of said aperture adj acent to said upper door, a fuel feeding chute detachably engaging inclined bearings in said cheek-plate and forming a seat for the upper edge of the lower door and an inwardly-opening door extending between said cheek-plates and hinged at its upper edge,

its lower edge seating against asid fuel-chute. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM V. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

HARRISON L. DAVIES, GEo. A. l\IAIN. 

